S.Amdt. 2382

1. Adds Sec. 172. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, shall submit a report and implementation plan to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives on page 223, between lines 22 and 23

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   Inserted: Sec. 172. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, shall submit a report and implementation plan to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

   Inserted: (b) The report and plan required under subsection (a) shall include recommendations, including legislative proposals and actions that will be taken by the Department of Transportation, for--

   Inserted: (1) reducing the amounts appropriated pursuant to section 5316 of title 49, United States Code, for the Job Access and Reverse Commute Program (referred to in this section as the "Program") that lapse before being utilized;

   Inserted: (2) reducing, revising, or eliminating reporting and certification requirements under the Program that act as a deterrent to potential applicants without significantly increasing the integrity of the program; and

   Inserted: (3) addressing the concerns and challenges cited by States and local authorities in the Government Accountability Office report entitled "Progress and Challenges in Implementing and Evaluating the Job Access and Reverse Commute Program" (GAO-09-496), issued May 21, 2009), including recommendations related to--

   Inserted: (A) reducing the effort required to obtain and maintain funding for the Program;

   Inserted: (B) whether specific reporting and certification requirements improve program integrity relative to the burden on grantees;

   Inserted: (C) whether duplicative efforts in administering the Program with other Federal Transit Administration programs could be streamlined;

   Inserted: (D) whether additional technical assistance or reduced administrative burdens would improve the participation of small nonprofit organizations and other local authorities that lack experience with Federal grants; and

   Inserted: (E) whether reduced matching fund requirements for certain types of applicants or after an initial grant solicitation fails to attract sufficient interest would reduce the amount of funds that lapse.

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   On page 223, between lines 22 and 23, insert the following:

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